Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Sunday expressed apprehension over the drug cartel in the state after the Narcotics Control Bureau arrested a Tamil film producer, Jaffer Sadiq accused of being the kingpin in a Rs 2,000-crore international drug trafficking racket.
Southern Railway Salem Division has announced that a special mountain train will be running between Mettupalayam-Ooty-Coonoor-Ooty from March 29, 2024, to July 1, 2024, for tourists given the summer season in Nilgiris district.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin said that the victory alliance, which triumphed in the previous elections, is set to continue its momentum into the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
Thousands of devotees performed the Pitru Karma Puja at Rameswaram's Agnitirtha, seeking peace for their ancestors on the occasion of Masi Ammavasai on Sunday Morning.
With Lok Sabha election schedule likely to be announced soon, the the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the ruling party in Tamil Nadu, has sealed a seat sharing pact with the Congress (both allies of the INDIA bloc) which will contest on nine seats, setting aside 30 seats for the ruling DMK.
The Narcotics Control Bureau apprehended Jaffer Sadiq, the alleged kingpin of an international drug trafficking network spread over India, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia, officials said on Saturday.
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), the political party founded by actor-politician Kamal Haasan, has decided not to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha (LS) election and instead support the DMK, a prominent political force in Tamil Nadu.
With the Lok Sabha elections barely weeks away now, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), along with its ruling ally in the state, the Congress, are likely to finalise their seat-sharing deal by Saturday or the day after, according to DMK sources.